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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. CORON

No. 84-1131.

515 A.2d 435 (1986)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Thomas A. CORON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellant.

Thomas Abbenante, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

The District of Columbia appeals from a jury verdict holding it liable for the intentional tort of one of its employees, a police officer, based solely on the principles of respondeat superior. In this appeal, the District argues that the trial court erred in denying its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict because the officer's acts were outside the scope of his employment. We agree with the District...

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